The family and friends of Dehnad Taiedi are offering a $5,475 reward for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for his killing.

The family and friends of Dehnad Taiedi are offering a $5,475 reward for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for his killing.

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Updated: 12:59 PM EDT Jun 8, 2016

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WEBVTT IS ASKING FOR YOUR HELP. OUR BOFTA YIMAM EXPLAINS. >> HE WA FATALLY SHOT BEHIND THE GLASS DOORS. THE FAMILY IS OFFERING $, 5,475 REWARD FOR ARREST OF THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE. AND ALLEGHENY POLICE SAY THERE HAS BEEN AN OUTSTANDING OF SUPPORT. INVESTIGATORS SAY THAT HE WAS KILLED DURING A ROBBERY AND THAT THE KILLER DID TAKE SOMETHING. POLICE DID AN EXHAUSTIVE SEARCH OR SURVEILLANCE, BUT WOULD NOT SHARE THE DETAILS. HIS PROUDEST MOMENT WAS BECOMING A CITIZEN SINCE COMING FROM IRAN. HE OWNED THE MOTEL AND DESCRIBED AS A TRUSTING MAN WHO HAD A HEART OF GOLD. >> HE HAD BEEN THROUGH A LOT IN HIS LIFE AND TRUSTING, ALMOST TO A FAULT. THE PERSON OR PERSONS WHO DID THIS ARE 0 UT THERE AND IF THEY'RE CAPABLE OF DOING THIS, IT'S BEST THAT WE TRY TO GET SOMEBODY LIKE THIS OFF THE STREETS. SO, OBVIOUSLY, THAT I CAN SLEEP AT NIGHT. >> HE WAS 78 YEARS OLD. A FATHER, A GRANDFATHER AND REMEMBERED AS JUST A LOVING PERSON IN THIS AREA, IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING, YOU'RE ASKED TO

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Daughter of 'very trusting' motel owner desperate for killer's arrest

The family and friends of Dehnad Taiedi are offering a $5,475 reward for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for his killing.